The Task: In Six BooksT. Bedlington, 1826 - 228 pages |
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Page 14
... deep in moss and flow'ry thyme , We mount again , and feel at ev'ry step Our foot half sunk in hillocks green and soft , Rais'd by the mole , the miner of the soil . 270 He , not unlike the great ones of mankind , Disfigures Earth : and ...
... deep in moss and flow'ry thyme , We mount again , and feel at ev'ry step Our foot half sunk in hillocks green and soft , Rais'd by the mole , the miner of the soil . 270 He , not unlike the great ones of mankind , Disfigures Earth : and ...
Page 24
... deep , Tow'rds the antarctick . E'en the favour'd islcs So lately found , although the constant sun Cheer all their seasons with a grateful smile , Can boast but little virtue ; and inert 620 Through plenty , lose in morals what they ...
... deep , Tow'rds the antarctick . E'en the favour'd islcs So lately found , although the constant sun Cheer all their seasons with a grateful smile , Can boast but little virtue ; and inert 620 Through plenty , lose in morals what they ...
Page 32
... Look'd to the sea for safety ? They are gone , Gone with the refluent wave into the deep- A prince with half his people ! Ancient tow'rs , 115 120 And roofs embattled high , the gloomy scenes Where beauty 32 THE TASK .
... Look'd to the sea for safety ? They are gone , Gone with the refluent wave into the deep- A prince with half his people ! Ancient tow'rs , 115 120 And roofs embattled high , the gloomy scenes Where beauty 32 THE TASK .
Page 33
... deep shall rise , And , needing none assistance of the storm , 150 Shall roll themselves ashore , and reach him there . 145 The earth shall shake him out of all his holds , Or make his house his grave : nor so content , Shall ...
... deep shall rise , And , needing none assistance of the storm , 150 Shall roll themselves ashore , and reach him there . 145 The earth shall shake him out of all his holds , Or make his house his grave : nor so content , Shall ...
Page 48
... deep mischief has itself a cause . In colleges and halls in ancient days , When learning , virtue , piety , and truth , Were precious and inculcated with care , 690 695 700 There dwelt a sage call'd Discipline . His head , Not yet by ...
... deep mischief has itself a cause . In colleges and halls in ancient days , When learning , virtue , piety , and truth , Were precious and inculcated with care , 690 695 700 There dwelt a sage call'd Discipline . His head , Not yet by ...
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